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Japan provides food assistance worth USD 1.5 million to Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 30 (ANI): Sri Lanka, on Monday, received the first tranche of food assistance valued at USD 1.5 million from the government of Japan, which was provided through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP).
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India continues to call for effective humanitarian aid to Syria without di
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], August 30 (ANI): India continues to call for enhanced and effective humanitarian assistance to Syrians throughout the country without discrimination, politicization and preconditions, said Ruchira Kamboj, country's Permanent Representative to the United Nations.
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Jaishankar discusses ongoing session of 76th UNGA with Maldivian counterpa
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met his Maldivian counterpart Abdulla Shahid and discussed the ongoing session of the 76th United Nations General Assembly, as well as, steps to further deepen bilateral relations between the two nations.
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UNGA chief lauds Indian assistance to Maldives during COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): President of the United Nations General Assembly Abdulla Shahid on Monday lauded Indian assistance to the Maldives during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially the "Travel Bubble" which saved the island's economy.
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Agenda of 'India out' campaign is hate; we will not buy into hate: Maldive
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid has hit out at those fuelling the 'India out campaign' in the island nation.
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People-to-people ties, key agreements make India-Maldives relationship 'ou
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): UNGA President and Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid on Monday described India and the Maldives' longstanding ties as "outstanding" and noted the growing partnership between the two nations amid the signing of numerous key agreements and people-t
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India has world's largest population, Security Council must reflect geopol
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): President of the United Nations General Assembly Abdulla Shahid has said that current geopolitical realities have to be reflected in the Security Council and India has the world's largest population.
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World must stand united against evil scourge of terrorism: UNGA President
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): Underscoring that terrorism has no creed or religion and it is pure evil, UNGA President Abdulla Shahid on Monday said that the world must stand united against this evil scourge.
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UNGA prez lauds 'world pharmacy' India for helping distant nations during
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): Terming India as the world's pharmacy, UNGA president Abdulla Shahid on Monday said that New Delhi has reached not only the neighbouring countries but also as far as Latin America and the Pacific and has shown its human face of compassion.
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UNGA President for 'hastening reforms' in UN Security Council, says it mus
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): Calling for reforms in UN governance, United Nations General Assembly President Abdulla Shahid on Monday said that the Security Council must reflect the reality of geopolitics of the current world order.
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China ducks Lanka's debt restructuring requests, makes sneaky UNHRC exit
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 28 (ANI): While Sri Lanka awaits a response from China over Colombo's request for debt restructuring amid the economic turmoil, Beijing has downplayed these critical requests and instead put ahead the agenda of human rights in the island nation. This comes ahead of
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Women are more likely than men to suffer during natural disasters
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 28 (ANI): Women are more likely than men to suffer when disaster strikes, a Pakistan-based journalist said calling for the need for media to highlight the plight of women, and the unequal effects of natural disasters in the wake of the recent devastating floods i
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